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Is gulp-sass ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Gulp plugin for sass

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against gulp-sass@6.0.1. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

gulp-sass ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-sass") works everywhere. import "gulp-sass" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
6.0.1 (Mar 5, 2025)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
6.0.1
TypeScript types
@types/gulp-sass
Node engines
>=12
Weekly downloads
385K
License
MIT

Does gulp-sass@6.0.1 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("gulp-sass") from a CommonJS file and import "gulp-sass" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("gulp-sass")import "gulp-sass"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import gulp-sass

ES modules (import)

import gulpSass from "gulp-sass";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const gulpSass = require("gulp-sass");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (49 versions; the newest 49 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 6.0.1CommonJSAug 31, 2013

Frequently asked

Is gulp-sass ESM-only?

gulp-sass@6.0.1 is a CommonJS package. gulp-sass ships CommonJS only. require("gulp-sass") works everywhere. import "gulp-sass" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import gulp-sass with ES module syntax?

Yes. import gulpSass from "gulp-sass" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does gulp-sass work in Bun?

Yes. import "gulp-sass" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does gulp-sass ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/gulp-sass".

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